THE BLUE BOOK FOR FLORISTS 
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Hardy Perennials (Continued) 
♦Suitable for Rock Gardens 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Vigorous flowering plants of the finest strain. 
DOUBLE WHITE . 
DOUBLE YELLOW . 
DOUBLE CRIMSON . 
DOUBE ROSE . 
DOUBLE SALMON . 
Per 
Per 
12 
100 
$ 1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
$7.00 
7.00 
7.00 
7.00 
7.00 
7.00 
IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft) 
GIBRALTARICA—Very desirable dwarf plant 
with evergreen foliage, covered by dense heads 
of flowers early in spring, 8 inches. 
♦SEMPER! IREN'S—Very dwarf and covered 
with a sheet of white flowers . 
1.00 7.00 
1.00 7.00 
INULA 
ENSIFOLIA—Yellow, very free. 1-1 % feet. July 
and August .-. 
2.00 
15.00 
LATHYRUS ( Hardy Sweet Pea) 
Red. pink, white . 
1.00 
7.00 
LIATRIS (Blazing Star) 
PYCNOSTACHYA—Blooms in mid-summer and 
produces long, narrow spikes of rich purple 
flowers. Attracts butterflies. 
I 
1.00 
7.00 
LINUM (Flax) 
♦PERENNE—Very attractive, both in foliage 
and bloom. Flowers beautiful pale blue on 
slender, graceful stems. 
1.00 
7.00 
HARDY LILIES 
The Leading and Best Varieties for Forcing and 
Garden Planting 
LILIUM AURATUM (The Gold B'anded Lily of 
Japan)—First size bulbs.—. 
LILIUM RUBRUM—First size bulbs . 
LILIUM GIGANTEUM (The Easter Lily)—First 
size bulbs ... 
LILIUM REGALE (The Royal Lily)—First size 
bulbs .. 
1.75 12.00 
2.00 15.00 
1.60 
10.00 
1.20 
8.00 
LOBELIA 
CARDINALIS (Cardinal Flower)—Rich, fiery 
red flowers. Strong plants, often producing 
10 to 12 spikes. 
LYCHNIS (Champion) 
CHALCEDONIGA (Jerusalem Cross)—Vivid 
scarlet flowers; one of the brightest plants in 
the hardv border .. 
* VISCARIA SPLENDENS—A beautiful pink 
flowering perennial. June and July. 8 to 10 
inches . 
1.00 
7.00 
1.00 7.00 
1.20 8.00 
MYOSOTIS 
♦PALUSTRIS SEMPERFLORENS (Hardy For¬ 
get-Me-Not)—Charming blue flowers with yel¬ 
low eye; profuse bloomer. Likes moist location 
1.00 
7.00 
*OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose) 
MISSOURIENSIS—10 inches. June to August. 
A low species with prostrate ascending branches, 
profuse bloomer. Solitary flowers often four 
inches aersss. Fine for the rock garden. 
1.50 10.00 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower) 
MARIESII—Deep blue flowers, dwarf. 
July 
to 
1.00 
7.00 
MARIESII ALBA—White flowered form 
of 
the 
1.00 
7.00 
GRANDIFLORA—Large blue flowers ; for 
or rock gardens . 
borders 
1.00 
7.00 
♦Suitable for Rock Gardens 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead) 
VIRGINICA—Dense bushes with spikes of deli¬ 
cate pink tubular flowers ; 3 feet.. 
VIRGINICA ALBA—Same as above, but white. 
PLUMBAGO (Leadwort) 
♦LARPENTAE—One of the most desirable border 
and rock plants. Of dwarf, spreading habit, 
growing 6 to 8 inches high ; covered with deep 
royal blue flowers during the summer and fall.... 
I 
Per | Per 
12 | 100 
I 
$1.00 $7.00 
1.00 7.00 
1.00 
7.00 
PRIMULA (Hardy Primrose) 
♦VERIS HYBRIDS MIXED—Various shades ; quite 
hardy and of vigorous growth. 
1.00 
7.00 
RUDBECKIA (Coneflower) 
PURPUREA (Giant Purple Coneflower)—Reddish 
purple fljwers with a very large, brown cone- 
shaped cen.er. July to October. 3 feet. 
1.00 
7.00 
SAGE (Holt's Mammoth) 
A variety of unusual substance, strong flavor 
and superior quality ... 
.85 
6.00 
SALVIA (Meadow Sage) 
TURKESTANICA—Extremely decorative, sweet 
scented, silvery foliage and showy whorls of 
white flowers surrounded by pale pink. Blooms 
all summer . 
1.60 
10.00 
SEDUM (Stonecrop) 
The backbone of the American rock garden. 
♦ACRE (Golden Moss)—Much used for covering 
graves. Foliage green ; flowers bright yellow.... 
♦ALBUM Dwarf and spreading; thick, waxy, 
round foliage. White flowers. Excellent rock 
pi a n t ..... 
ALTISSIMA HYBRIDUM—One of the best. Me¬ 
dium dwarf. Flowers yellow . 
♦FOSTERIANA—Dwarf and spreading. Dark 
green leaves. A very excellent variety. 
GLAUCUM—A scarce, dwarf variety with sil¬ 
very green foliage ....... 
MIDDENDORFFIANUM—A choice variety. Nar¬ 
row leaves on unbranched six inch crowded 
stems. Clusters of dark reddish rosettes ap¬ 
pear for winter decoration. 
REFLEXUM—Yellow, evergreen spreading fo¬ 
liage. 6 inches. June-July. 
RUPESTRE—6 inches. Fine leaves in whorls. 
Dense heads of yellow flowers.. 
♦SARMENTOSUM—Beautiful dwarf variety for 
rockeries or border edgings. The best Sedum 
for filling seams between rocks in wall gardens. 
A rapid grower . 
SPECTABILE—One of the prettiest erect grow¬ 
ing species, attaining a height of 18 inches, 
with broad, light green foliage and immense 
heads of handsome showy rose-colored flowers.... 
SPECTABILE BRILLIANT—A rich colored form 
of Speetabile, being a bright amaranth red. 
♦SPURIUM—A beautiful dwarf flowering form. 
July and August. 6 inches. Rosy crimson_ 
1.00 
7.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
7.00 
7.00 
7.00 
7.00 
1.00 
1.00 | 
1.00 
7.00 
7.00 
7.00 
1.00 
7.00 
1.00 
1.20 
1.00 
7.00 
8.00 
7.00 
SEMPERVIVUM (Hen and Chickens) 
♦GLOBIFERUM—Rosettes 2 to 3 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Gray-green leaves, pale yellow flowers. 
1 foot ........ 
♦TECTORUM—Broad rosettes, the leaves having 
reddish brown tips. Flowers pale red. 1 foot.... 
1.00 7.00 
1.00 7.00 
STATICE (Great Sea Lavender) 
DLTMOSA (New)—Valuable for grouping in rock¬ 
ery, making a fine display through July and 
August. Pure silvery grey flowers. Excellent 
and everlasting when cut. Height, 1% feet. 
LATIFOLIA—Dense branching plumes of deep 
blue flowers. If cut and dried, will last for 
months ......... 
2.00 16.00 
1.00 7.00 
Buddleia Hartwegi is the outstanding new plant for 1937. See page 1 
